Schipkau
| Schipkau | ||
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  Schipkau | ||
Location of Schipkau within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district 
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| Coordinates: 51°31′00″N 13°52′59″E / 51.51667°N 13.88306°ECoordinates: 51°31′00″N 13°52′59″E / 51.51667°N 13.88306°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Brandenburg | |
| District | Oberspreewald-Lausitz | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Karl Prietzel | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 72.91 km2 (28.15 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 6,813 | |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 01993 | |
| Dialling codes | 035754 | |
| Vehicle registration | OSL | |
| Website | www.gemeinde-schipkau.de | |
Schipkau (Lower Sorbian: Šejkow) is a municipality in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, Germany.
Geography
The municipality is located in the north of the historical region of Lusatia, close to the motorway A13, connecting Berlin with Dresden.
Schipkau counts 5 civil parishes (Ortsteile): Annahütte, Drochow, Hörlitz, Klettwitz and Meuro.
Demography
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Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)
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Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts
Sport
Close to Klettwitz and in north of Schipkau it is located the "EuroSpeedway Lausitz", a race track originally named "Lausitzring".
References
External links
Media related to Schipkau at Wikimedia Commons
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